Shear Induced Structural Ordering of a Model Metallic Glass
arXiv:0812.1505 · doi:10.1063/1.3058433
Abstract
We report results of non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of a one-component glassy system under the influence of a shear flow, with the aim of investigating shear induced ordering of this system. In spite of the very low temperature, the system transforms into a strained crystalline state through well defined nucleation events. Various characteristics of the observed ordering at different strain rates and temperatures are discussed. We also define and discuss the transition rates.
to appear in Journal of Chemical Physics